Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/27/1942
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
John Witherspoon
Biography
John Witherspoon was an African-American comedian and actor who has roles in over 20 movies and television shows. Acting for over three decades, Witherspoon starred in films such as Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Boomerang (1992), and the Friday film series. He also made appearances on television shows such as Barnaby Jones (1973), The Wayans Brothers (1994-99), The Tracy Morgan Show (2003), and Boondocks (2005). He has also taken his success in acting into screenwriting a movie called From the Old School where he takes the role as an elderly working man who tries to prevent a neighborhood convenie...
Known For
Little Man
as Pops
Next Friday
as Mr. Jones
Friday
as Mr. Jones
Little Nicky
as Street Vendor
Soul Plane
as Blind Man
Boomerang
as Mr. Jackson
Friday After Next
as Mr. Jones
Fatal Instinct
as Arch
High Freakquency
as Wes Thomas
Reality Queen!
as Joe The Plumber
House Party
as Mr. Strickland
Sprung
as Detective
The Hustle
as Mr. Wikes
Kidnapped
as Pimp
Bulworth
as Reverend Morris
Dr. Dolittle 2
as Zoo Bear #2 (voice)
Hollywood Shuffle
as Mr. Jones
Chick Magnet
as John (uncredited)
After Sex
as Gene
A Thousand Words
as Blind Man